Improvement in hames-fasteners



J. G. FLEMING.

flames-Fasteners.

Patented Dec- 2.1873.

UNITED STATES PATENT CFFIGE.

JAMES G. FLEMING, OF COOHRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAMES-FASTENERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 145,163, dated December2, 1873; application filed July 26, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES G. FLEMING, of Cochranton, in the county ofCrawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new an d valuableImprove m ent in H ame-Fasteners and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawingsmaking a part of this specification and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a sectional view of myhame-fastening. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

This invention has relation to means for fast ening together the lowerends of the hames of draft-harness; and it consists in the constructionand novel arrangement of the thumb attachment and the draw-strap withits loops, as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, the letterA designates the ratchettongue.This consists of a long and narrow plate curved to correspond with theconvex form of the lower part of the collar, upon which the haines arefitted. The ratchet is formed by a series of slots, at, having each asquare and a beveled wall, as indicated, respectively, at b and c. Bindicates the socket-piece. This consists of a metallic block, curved tocorrespond with the form of the collar, along its inner and thin wall d,a curved slideway or slot, 6, being formed within it, and bounded on theinside by said wall 01 for the reception of the adjustableratchettongne. Communicating with saidslideway is a recess, f, designedfor the reception of the thumb-pawl C and the spring 9, the former ofwhich is pivoted to the walls of the recess by the pin 71, and thelatter of which is secured to a transverse bar, 7., of the socket-piece.The outer end of the thumb-pawl 0 extends through an opening, I, of therecess, in which it is pivoted, and this portion is fashioned into athumbseat, m having a long flange, n, which covers the cleft between thepawl and the edge of the opening I when the former is pulled back, andprevents accidental pinching of the thumb in said cleft. The pawl isprovided on the side next the spring with a shoulder, 12, with which theend of the spring engages. D D indicate loops, respectively attached tothe tongue A and the socket B. To the former the draw strap E issecured, which,.passing through the latter, serves to enable the tongueto be drawn into the socket, thereby bringing the ends of the hamestogether. F F designate clips, by means of which the pieces A and B aresecured to the hames.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination, with the curved ratchet tongue A and socket B, of thethumb-pawl G, loops D D, and draw-strap E, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES Gr. FLEMING.

